Meet The Team
Director Robyn Whitaker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Robyn is an ordained Uniting Church minister and Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity. She has a PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School and has taught at Princeton Seminary and Union Seminary, New York.
Her research focusses on the Book of Revelation, Gospels, gend
Robyn is an ordained Uniting Church minister and Associate Professor of New Testament at Pilgrim Theological College in the University of Divinity. She has a PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School and has taught at Princeton Seminary and Union Seminary, New York.
Her research focusses on the Book of Revelation, Gospels, gender, apocalypticism, hell, and contemporary (mis) use of Scripture. Robyn regularly writes for popular audiences and was named one of “Australia’s top thinkers” by The Conversation in 2017 and 2018. She is author of several books,including Even the Devil Quotes Scripture and Revelation for Normal People.
Research Officer Daniel Nellor
Director Robyn Whitaker
Director Robyn Whitaker
Daniel is a writer and researcher. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and is the author, most recently, of What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2023), 'Machines in our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI'. (with Edward Santow, LexisNex
Daniel is a writer and researcher. He has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, and is the author, most recently, of What Are They Thinking? Conversations with Australian Philosophers (Australian Scholarly Publishing 2023), 'Machines in our Image: The Need for Human Rights in the Age of AI'. (with Edward Santow, LexisNexis, forthcoming 2024) and 'Theology Matters: How Thinking About God Shapes Australia' (with Peter Sherlock, Coventry Press, forthcoming 2024).
Executive Assistant Janina Tenace
Director Robyn Whitaker
Executive Assistant Janina Tenace
Janina is the Executive Assistant to the Director and Office Manager for The Wesley Centre.
Janina possesses a comprehensive background in executive support, office management, and communications, having gained valuable experience in corporate, membership, and non-profit sectors. Her passion for photography and content creation extends to
Janina is the Executive Assistant to the Director and Office Manager for The Wesley Centre.
Janina possesses a comprehensive background in executive support, office management, and communications, having gained valuable experience in corporate, membership, and non-profit sectors. Her passion for photography and content creation extends to her involvement in Wesley Centre events and social media platforms, where she contributes her creative flair.
Dr Daniel Sihombing
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Stephen Duckett
Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity.
- liberation theology, militarism, politics -
Professor Stephen Duckett
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Stephen Duckett
Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health.
- economist, healthcare, former Director of the Grattan Institute -
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor, University of Queensland
- Bible, theology, justice, equity for Indigenous peoples -
Dr Rosie Clare Shorter
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray
Research Fellow at Deakin University
- gender, sexuality, religion and posthumanism, evangelism -
Dr Brian Macallan
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Dr Brian Macallan
Theologian, Philosopher, Author, Pilgrim Theological College
- philosophy, theology, pain & suffering -
Dr Angus McLeay
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Dr Brian Macallan
Principal, McLeay Synergy Consulting
- law, religion & human rights, political science, LGBTIQ+ people of faith -
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Enquiry, ACU
- New Testament, disability, gendered violence, Second Temple Judaism -
Rev. Assoc Professor Geoff Thompson
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Rev. Assoc Professor Kylie Crabbe
Systematic Theology,
University of Divinity.
- doctrine, gender & sexuality, creation, ecclesiology -
Dr Mark Duckworth
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Assoc Director & Sr Research Fellow, Centre for Resilient & Inclusive Societies, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship & Globalisation, Deakin University.
- Social Polarisation, Extremism, Disaster Resilience, The Trust Deficit, Social Cohesion, Multicultural Affairs -
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Rev. Professor Glen O'Brien
Research Coordinator and Lecturer, Eva Burrows College, University of Divinity.
- Methodism, Wesley's political and social imaginary, gender & sexuality -
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge that The Wesley Centre and its staff are working and residing on the land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation and acknowledge Elders past and present.
Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.